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Consider the Artichoke
All Right Now

Consider the Artichoke

A pair of botanist-bloggers deconstruct the food we eat.

by Summer Moore Batte

‘This Is Nothing  Short of Appalling’
News

‘This Is Nothing Short of Appalling’

Admissions scheme prompts firing of sailing coach, new safeguards.

by Kevin Cool

Focusing on What Matters
Columns

Focusing on What Matters

This spring’s admissions fraud scheme poses challenges for higher education.

by Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Farewells

Safeway Chief Who Saved San Francisco Giants

Peter Magowan, ’64

by John Roemer

Meet Stanford’s Congressional Freshmen
Features

Meet Stanford’s Congressional Freshmen

Short profiles of the five Stanford alumni recently elected to Congress

Pioneering Psychology Researcher
Farewells

Pioneering Psychology Researcher

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby

by John Roemer

Farewells

Olympic Cycling Medalist

Kelly Catlin, Gr. ’20

by John Roemer

Spiked!
Essays

Spiked!

Leland Stanford and I have one thing in common: railroad troubles.

by Chuck Fulkerson

They’re All Greek to Him
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They’re All Greek to Him

Alexis Mantheakis, ’67, says the Parthenon sculptures belong at the Acropolis. And he’s willing to fight for them.

by Sam Scott

America the Beautiful
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America the Beautiful

Geology students create creative tours for national parks around the country.

by Deni Ellis Béchard